STMicroelectronics has a three-axis sensor with digital output that can detect accelerations up to 24g, or about 5x the force created by a Formula One car under heavy braking.

The company's latest MEMS accelerometer has full-scale ranges of ±6/±12/±24g.

Two separate, highly programmable interrupt signals enable immediate notification of desired events, such as when the acceleration value goes above/below a user-defined threshold.

The LIS331HH motion sensor can be programmed to work in the sleep-to-wake-up mode. In this mode, the accelerometer keeps the read chain active, consuming less than 10µA, and wakes up when an event occurs, automatically increasing the output data rate.

The LIS331HH is pin-to-pin- and firmware-compatible with all low-g sensors in the LIS331DL/DLx families. Housed in an environment-friendly 3x3x1mm package.